WEATHER CLOCK
A campaign prototype turning climate data into reflections on coexistence
SECTOR
MY ROLE
SKILLS
Interactive Data Visualisation
Sustainable Design
Campaign & Social Impact Design
Research & Concept Development
System & Data Design
Visual Language Development
UI Art Direction
Developer Collaboration via Figma
Figma
Adobe Illustrator
PROJECT OVERVIEW
Weather Clock is an interactive data experience that visualises coexistence through pendulum inspired harmonography.
It began with a question: If even climate awareness projects leave a footprint, can design ever be truly sustainable?
Using London’s climate data from 1979 to 2020, it generates unique “weather shapes” that embody coexistence and balance. Beyond visualisation, these forms propose campaign prototypes that turn climate data into personal reminders.
With the prompt “What time is your weather?”, users select a meaningful date to generate a weather shape, which can also extend into products like eco bags. This highlights both the potential for shared reflection and the paradox of sustainability.
SECTOR
Interactive Data Visualisation
Sustainable Design
Social Impact & Campaign Design
MY ROLE
Research & Concept Development
System Design (data classification & parametric formula)
Visual Language Development
UI Art Direction
Developer Collaboration via Figma
SKILLS
Figma
Adobe Illustrator
THE BRIEF
How can we visualise climate in a way that is both sustainable and meaningful?
The challenge was to design a system that invites users to see the message of balance and coexistence through a reflective experience.
FRAMING THE PROBLEM
While researching climate projects, I found a paradox: even works that aim to raise awareness can leave a carbon footprint. This raised a question: What design can truly be responsible?
I realised the deeper issue lies in how we see nature, not as a partner but as a resource. This shift from coexistence to domination is at the root of today’s climate crisis.
In response, I chose coexistence as the framework for rethinking our relationship with the environment.
RESPONSE
To express coexistence, the project used pendulum inspired harmonography, where multiple forces interact to form balance.
London’s climate data from 1979 to 2020 was grouped into temperature, sun, and rain, and translated into generative formulas.
The resulting shapes became the foundation for the visual system and identity.
Data grouping
Digital harmonography
Harmonography experiment
The outcome is an interactive platform that turns daily weather data into abstract harmonic visuals.
With the prompt “What time is your weather?”, users can select any date to generate a unique shape, transforming climate records into personal reflections.
Instead of prompting action, the system offers a quiet space to reflect on time, the environment, and the meaning of balance.
A visualisation of the weather on 20 February 2002.
Generated in real time using harmonograph-based parametric formulas.
VISUAL IDENTITY
The logo was derived from weather shapes in harmonography, reflecting circulation and roundness for an organic identity.
The colour palette referenced early web design and the solar powered Low Tech Magazine, emphasising a low energy visual language.
INTERFACE DESIGN
The interface was kept simple to minimise cognitive and environmental load, with three circular visual fields and three basic interaction buttons.
A data transfer indicator at the bottom reveals the site’s environmental footprint.
NEXT STEPS
Weather Clock visualises climate data into weather shapes that symbolise coexistence, and proposes a campaign prototype that expands this message into personalised reminders to be shared.
The eco bag prototype demonstrates one such extension, while also revealing the paradox of environmental campaigns by leaving another carbon footprint.
Prototype application: a personal weather shape printed on an eco bag